The VSTE Board of Directors and Conference Committee are excited to have you join us at the 32nd Annual Technology in Education Conference. #VSTE17 promises to be the best ever.

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Can you recall turning out the lights in your classroom and watching a filmstrip movie? A VCR movie? A DVD movie? And now a YouTube movie? With YouTube, our little teacher fingertips tap into an incredible resource for introducing, teaching and reinforcing concepts, but are we using the tool efficiently and effectively? Maybe we are turning it on, and the kids are tuning in and quickly tuning out. With a few simple changes in the delivery of videos to students, we can create the desired outcome of classroom video usage from a “movie” mindset, to a powerful teaching tool. Join us for this concurrent session where you will eat a little popcorn and share a few laughs all while learning incredibly simple strategies to strengthen lesson plans you have already developed.

I received my undergraduate degree from Longwood College in 1990 and completed the Masters of Education program from Longwood University in 2002. I taught in 2nd and 5th grades at Victoria Elementary School and later moved to the Library Media Specialist position at Central High... Read More →